Proverbs 14:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.”
Proverbs 14:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 14:5 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 14:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 14:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.”
Proverbs 14:5 — World English Bible
Proverbs 14:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies.”
Proverbs 14:5 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 14:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth out lies.”
Proverbs 14:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 14:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“A faithful witness will not lie; but a false witness uttereth lies.”
Proverbs 14:5 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 14:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“A faithfull witnes will not lye: but a false record will speake lyes.”
Proverbs 14:5 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 14:5 in Context — Proverbs 14
3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
What Does Proverbs 14:5 Mean?
Proverbs 14:5 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 14. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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